Celebrity Poets

The Lizard King wrote lyrics that were certainly poetic. He often sang as if he were speaking (or slurring) free verse. The "Lords and the New Creatures," Morrison's first published volume of poetry was published in 1971 and includes all sorts of imagery and insights stunning to anyone in high school in the early 70s, including, "When play dies it becomes the Game. When sex dies it becomes Climax. All games contain the idea of death." Deep. Here is another one of his works, which perfectly embodied his predilection for combing sex, religion and, you got it, shock value:

The Lizard King wrote lyrics that were certainly poetic. He often sang as if he were speaking (or slurring) free verse. The "Lords and the New Creatures," Morrison's first published volume of poetry was published in 1971 and includes all sorts of imagery and insights stunning to anyone in high school in the early 70s, including, "When play dies it becomes the Game. When sex dies it becomes Climax. All games contain the idea of death." Deep. Here is another one of his works, which perfectly embodied his predilection for combing sex, religion and, you got it, shock value: